diff --git a/stand/i386/libi386/bootinfo64.c b/stand/i386/libi386/bootinfo64.c
--- a/stand/i386/libi386/bootinfo64.c
+++ b/stand/i386/libi386/bootinfo64.c
@@ -182,7 +182,7 @@
  * - Module metadata are formatted and placed in kernel space.
  */
 int
-bi_load64(char *args, vm_offset_t addr, vm_offset_t *modulep,
+bi_load64(char *args, vm_offset_t *modulep,
     vm_offset_t *kernendp, int add_smap)
 {
     struct preloaded_file	*xp, *kfp;
@@ -191,6 +191,7 @@
     uint64_t			kernend;
     uint64_t			envp;
     uint64_t			module;
+    uint64_t			addr;
     vm_offset_t			size;
     char			*rootdevname;
     int				howto;
@@ -217,12 +218,11 @@
     /* Try reading the /etc/fstab file to select the root device */
     getrootmount(i386_fmtdev((void *)rootdev));
 
-    if (addr == 0) {
-        /* find the last module in the chain */
-        for (xp = file_findfile(NULL, NULL); xp != NULL; xp = xp->f_next) {
-            if (addr < (xp->f_addr + xp->f_size))
-                addr = xp->f_addr + xp->f_size;
-        }
+    addr = 0;
+    /* find the last module in the chain */
+    for (xp = file_findfile(NULL, NULL); xp != NULL; xp = xp->f_next) {
+        if (addr < (xp->f_addr + xp->f_size))
+            addr = xp->f_addr + xp->f_size;
     }
     /* pad to a page boundary */
     addr = roundup(addr, PAGE_SIZE);
diff --git a/stand/i386/libi386/elf64_freebsd.c b/stand/i386/libi386/elf64_freebsd.c
--- a/stand/i386/libi386/elf64_freebsd.c
+++ b/stand/i386/libi386/elf64_freebsd.c
@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@
 	return(EFTYPE);
     ehdr = (Elf_Ehdr *)&(md->md_data);
 
-    err = bi_load64(fp->f_args, 0, &modulep, &kernend, 1);
+    err = bi_load64(fp->f_args, &modulep, &kernend, 1);
     if (err != 0)
 	return(err);
 
diff --git a/stand/i386/libi386/libi386.h b/stand/i386/libi386/libi386.h
--- a/stand/i386/libi386/libi386.h
+++ b/stand/i386/libi386/libi386.h
@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@
 vm_offset_t	bi_copyenv(vm_offset_t addr);
 int	bi_load32(char *args, int *howtop, int *bootdevp, vm_offset_t *bip,
 	    vm_offset_t *modulep, vm_offset_t *kernend);
-int	bi_load64(char *args, vm_offset_t addr, vm_offset_t *modulep,
+int	bi_load64(char *args, vm_offset_t *modulep,
 	    vm_offset_t *kernend, int add_smap);
 
 void	pxe_enable(void *pxeinfo);
diff --git a/stand/i386/libi386/multiboot.c b/stand/i386/libi386/multiboot.c
--- a/stand/i386/libi386/multiboot.c
+++ b/stand/i386/libi386/multiboot.c
@@ -274,7 +274,7 @@
 
 	bzero(mb_mod, sizeof(struct multiboot_mod_list) * NUM_MODULES);
 
-	error = bi_load64(fp->f_args, 0, &modulep, &kernend, 0);
+	error = bi_load64(fp->f_args, &modulep, &kernend, 0);
 	if (error != 0) {
 		printf("bi_load64 failed: %d\n", error);
 		goto error;